Firefox Now Available with Enhanced Tracking Protection by Default Plus Updates to Facebook Container, Firefox Monitor and Lockwise

/ -- Last year, Mozilla's Firefox announced the new approach to anti-tracking, and the commitment to help people stay safe whenever they used Firefox. One of those initiatives outlined was to block cookies from known third party trackers in Firefox. Today, Firefox will be rolling out this feature, Enhanced Tracking Protection, to all new users on by default, to make it harder for over a thousand companies to track their every move. Additionally, Mozilla is updating its privacy-focused features including an upgraded Facebook Container extension, a Firefox desktop extension for Lockwise, a way to keep their passwords safe across all platforms, and Firefox Monitor's new dashboard to manage multiple email addresses.

Over the past year, Mozilla has seen tech companies talk a big game about privacy, as people feel increasingly vulnerable to privacy issues after several global scandals. It's unfortunate that this shift had to happen in order for tech companies to take notice. In order to truly protect people, Mozilla needs to establish a new standard that puts people's privacy first. Mozilla's Firefox has been working on setting this standard by offering privacy-related features, like Tracking Protection in Private Browsing, long before these issues were brought to light. With an increasing awareness for privacy, Mozilla feels that the time is right for the next step in stronger online protections for everyone.

Enhanced Tracking Protection blocks sites from tracking users
Latest Facebook Container blocks tracking from other sites
Meet Firefox Lockwise: Manage Users' Passwords Safely and Take them Everywhere
The new Firefox Lockwise desktop extension includes:
Firefox Monitor adds dashboard to manage multiple email addresses